Leading classification society ClassNK has released its annual report on Port State Control. The report aims to assist ship operators and management companies in maintaining compliant operations by providing information about ships detained by...

Denise Watters felt a stab of nerves as she walked into Irving’s Halifax Shipyard to begin her new job as a welder. While she worried about shipbuilding being “a man’s world,” she was welcomed with...

Footage from the Factory Acceptance Test of the ShipArrestor in New Zealand, 2014. For more information, please visit here Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only.  This may not be construed as a news...

Cruise ships are frequently referred to as “floating cities,” with their passengers having access to everything from movie theaters to comedy clubs and on-board parades. And just like cities, cruise ships have crime. Kidnappings...

Oslo, Norway, headquartered salvage technology specialist Miko Marine AS has delivered an improved and upgraded version of its ShipArrestor system to the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA). The system has been developed to give nations the...

GE Power and shipbuilder Fincantieri are to develop an emission control system for cruise vessels to enable compliance with IMO’s 0.5% cap on fuel sulphur, due to enter force in 2020. Remove particulate emissions: The Shipboard...

UK MAIB issued a safety bulletin, regarding the investigation of an auxiliary boiler explosion on board the container ship “Manhattan Bridge” to highlight that if signs of waxing in fuel tanks and fuel systems...

An oil tanker ran aground near Skamokawa, Washington, Thursday morning. What happened? The Argent Cosmos lost the use of a fuel pump and ran aground around 6:30 a.m. before notifying the U.S. Coast Guard. The Panamanian-flagged...

An investigation carried out by a television documentary crew in the United Kingdom has claimed levels of pollution onboard cruise ship decks is worse than some of the world’s most polluted cities. Shocking reveal: Channel 4...

Recent Suezmax fixtures carrying European high sulfur vacuum gasoil across the Atlantic to the US Gulf Coast are testament to how weak local demand for the feedstock is, traders said. Transatlantic fixtures in the feedstock...